Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-03-19
A FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.

A Fire In the Bowsry, ia New York City
Causes a Panic on an Elevated Railroad
Train. In which a Number OF Passengers
are Killed and Injured.
New YORK, March 8.-Ehe large tailor e.
Enlistment Of ftNicOll, the Tailor" on The
Bowery, was destroyed by IRE this morning.
The fire caused a blockade upon the Third
avenue elevated road, which extended far up
above Is uFteeuLh. The conductor on the
train blocked a lew hundred feet from the
Fourteenth street station notified the pas
seugers that they could leave the train and
walk over the narrow plank alongside the
track and thus make their way TO the sta
ton. A number avaIi6d themselves of the
dangerous privilege and an awful accident
was the result. In some way a panic wa
started on the narrow Wslk lar above the
street and a numb-r or persons were lung
20 the pavement below. 1t Is stated that
seven were killed snd many injured.
NEW YOEE, March S.-A fire Occurred at .
O'Clock this morning. IN the store Of AlcO4s
the tailor, In the BOWery. Trains on the
Elevated railroad were blocked by the
haui-A The blockade occurred all the way
CQW-tO South ferry ana down the track to
Seventeenth street. A number Of the pass
6ug5E5 l6IL one OF the trains at Seventeenth
street, and started to walk along the narrow
foot path at the size of the track to the sta
lion at Fourteenth street While doing so,
the blockade was relieved, and the trains be-
gan to start. Their motion shook the ii6tl
way to such an extent that a number of pas
reL gers were thrown down to the street be-
low. Three of these were instantly killed,
and seven others badly injured.
When the Z O'Clock train came to a stand
still between Fourteenth and Seventeenth
streets man named Patrick Mathews, of
AZ East IWenty-fOuEUh street. who was
standing on the platform of the third car,
opened the gate and got out on the narrow
platform and started to walk to he Eaur-
tenth street station and was followed By
number of men who we're auZI Us To g. 10
work. When within fifteen let oI the 81 BE-
ton the ira started d. Matthews We panic
stricken, and suupOslng that he was going 10
fall of the platform to the street below,
ClutCheG hold of tine man standing beside
him and they were both instantly killed. The
other men became paulc-strlckeu and jumped
into the street. The greatest excitement pre-
vailed which spread among the passengers,
aud il was as much as The tram Ia Llus
co I'D do to keep them IN the cars and
prevent them Jumping from the tram.
The women IN the cars screamed and faint
ed. At last the train was brought TO the
station and mos Of Ehs passengers gOE Oh
uLSzalC9 which the men IoiL is 40 fuU Llttiy
feet tn dying and wounded were taken
Immediately IL ambulances to the Bellevue
and St. Finceuts hospitals. Hundreds of
people gathered around the scene Of the &C
eidsnt. Ca tain Clinchey was on hand
with q squad or twelve men and kept the
crowd back from the sidewalk. The strest
was covered with blood. The killed were:
i EALlGA a-GLLLlEasg anu tL44 ulAAEDM- HAL
about tiity years of age; the third man was
also unknown. I The wounded are: George
Mccartney, injured in the hip and DaCa;
Robert Shoe Maker back and lRgi William
heuney, back and side; James Lyon arm,
I back and hesd; Jose Grandendiu, Injured
In back and ribs and general Commissions,
Emil Weller, injured IN head, back and
side.
The narrow platform from which the
people fel WIS about two and half feet
wide. When the passengers left the block q
cars and t0UEtO the platform gate tine m6n
Of the train offered no obi ion, as they
should have done. A long c5rtege OF men
were picking their way slowly when sudden
~ the trains started no. AS they began 70
move it shook the track vi a a c3nVu sIv5
movement that nearly shook the foremost
man off his feet. Shrinking bacA IA fright
from the moving wheels he crowded ag aEnzt
the man behind him, on the very edge OF g
narrow plank walk Each msu sefzSd
wildly at his neighblr IN terror OF his ll5e:
the Latter drew back, but the crowd DsLIul
was pressing on. train was moving on the
right, and those further behind saw the no
meltary buu.hIng OF sh5 crowd IN front, and
then one two, three, half dozen Were seen
below from which arose fright
ened vail that turned into slrIeks
or terror and despair IS man after man
struck the pavement and lay m4ugl5d AID
bleeding. Several men had fallen IN the
middle OF the street on the surface car track
ia q CHASTITY heap. They lay some m 5tI1l-
less, some grOaaing family, one snrieking
wildly gIth pain. The terrOriZed crowd Of
| thousands who had watched the biCcz.ia
frs M below surssd around and clio Ell ia
upon the scene. While volunteers We 70
| sorting cat the heap of those fall II, ana
| policemen were keeping back the crowd, the
ambulances arrived, surgeons turned IN r.
render immediate and pressing aid, aud
lmbulances received a load and gailoped
| back TO the hospitals. Ten bad fallen from
| the track all told, that Is, ten were found
dead or injured. Three at the bottom of the
heap were dead. They had fallen head first
and had smashed in their skulls and all OF
| them we're dead, and the wagon was called
| and they were taken to the mOrTUe. Sew
sr8i others were more OF less dan geTuusly
| injured and some viii ole.
NEW YORK, March San unknown man,
! who was taken to the New York hospital SUI
| fering from ccncussiOn of this 5raia, died at
noon. Another nams of an injured man
added to the list previously obtained Is that
of Vim. Doyle, aged Is years. He has a
| fractured skull aud viii die. Ole of the two
/ remaining unknown dead men Is Judas SIM,
1 a clerk. The other Is no doubt a carpenter
named Patrick BICCabe.